they fell in love with Trump. His loyalty only goes one way.
So now they can decide to run Trump again in 2024 and lose (since he already lost by 7 million votes by last time OR say no to him and watch him probably try and run as a third party independent candidate hellbent on ensuring the Republicans lose.
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/3731276-haberman-trump-willing-to-burn-it-all-down-if-he-doesnt-get-what-he-wants/